News & Engagements

UMD presents the Executive Cybersecurity Summit on April 4 and April 5, 2019 at The Hotel at the University of Maryland. The two-day summit is a discussion and networking event that brings together C-level executives, including CEOs, CISOs, CROs, general counsels and heads of information security, who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the cyber threat landscape and better mitigating risks to their businesses.

United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), in conjunction with the Department of State (DoS), will be hosting its annual Central Region Cybersecurity Conference (CRCC) from 16-18 April 2019 in the Washington DC metro area. The CRCC is an annual, senior level, multilateral, multi-stakeholder event focused on whole of government, industry and academia perspectives on cybersecurity challenges facing the Middle East and the larger global communications community. It is a unique opportunity for minsters of communications and information, senior communications regulatory authorities, senior military cybersecurity officers, and Washington-based ambassadors from eleven Regional nations - Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates to meet and share insights into areas of mutual interest. Dr. Charles Harry, Senior Research Associate at CISSM will be speaking at the conference.

The Maryland State Bar Association's (MSBA) YLS Tech Committee Event will see Frank Pasquale (Professor of Law, University of MD Carey School of Law), Markus Rauschecker (Center for Health and Homeland Security (CHHS) Cybersecurity Program Director), and Dr. Charles Harry (Director of Operations, MaGIC) as panelists on a discussion exploring Artificial Intelligence in the legal field

Dr. Charles Harry, Director of Operations at MaGIC, spoke at the 15th Annual Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity, conducted jointly by UMD's School of Public Policy and the R H Smith School of Business. The event was covered by Chris Daly at ActiveCyber. Learn more about the event by clicking on the link below.

On June 28 and 29, MaGIC Director of Operations and School of Public Policy research scholar, Dr. Charles Harry, presented a paper titled “’A Proposed Hierarchical Taxonomy and Sector Analysis of Cyber Events” at the cybersecurity conference in Oslo Norway. ECCWS attracts an interesting combination of academic scholars, military personnel, practitioners and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of the cyber security community. ECCWS is generally attended by participants from more than 30 countries.

MaGIC Executive Director Dan Ennis participated in a panel focused on public-private sector dynamics in responding to cybersecurity risks. He addressed how the government response to a major cyber-attack should work, explaining how DHS (in theory) leads a coordinating body. He also shared his views about the challenge with the current domestic response capabilities - he emphasized the lack of an efficient, effective construct for government to devise, implement and mobilize a strategy – including strategic considerations (like deterrence options) and operational tactics by sector to ensure preparedness, partnership and swift response abilities.

MaGIC to meet with Qatari delegation to discuss National Response to cyber incidents on February 21, MaGIC’s Director of Operations will meet with a group of Qatari officials to discuss approaches to national response to cyber events. The exchange is facilitated by an exchange program through the State Department.